Ballooning in Barcelona

Are you thinking about buying or give away a balloon ride in Barcelona? The region offers a lot of possibilities for flights with respect to the location, you can choose different areas to take off and zones to overfly.

The balloon ride is an activity designed for all ages, it can be done individually, in pairs, with the family or with friends. The kids, need to go always accompanied, at least, by an adult and can enjoy the activity once they reach the minimal height of 1-meter ar 20 centimeters. Here, you can see a special voucher for kids.

The rides take place all year round, as long as the weather is the accurate one for the activity’s development. The trips are always done on the first hour of the morning, usually at 7 AM and at 8 AM, depending on the season.

Here, we show you a video so you can see the activity:



Barcelona is one of the strongest places to enjoy a balloon ride and is because every year, is the host of the European Balloon Festival, considered the event with a major concentration of hot-air balloons all over Spain and Southern Europe. Usually, this festival takes place every July, and in it, you can seize to live a unique experience with hundreds and hundreds of balloons, floating simultaneously and also for a great price.

Barcelona is one of the strongest places to enjoy a balloon ride and is because every year, is the host of the European Balloon Festival, considered the event with a major concentration of hot-air balloons all over Spain and Southern Europe. Usually, this festival takes place every July, and in it, you can seize to live a unique experience with hundreds and hundreds of balloons, floating simultaneously and also for a great price.

Unlike what happens in the rest of the regions, where the aerial space to fly over reduces to 2 o 3, maximum, in the case of Barcelona, you can find a lot of more regions.

The most common places in the Catalunyan capital to fly over are Igualada, Manresa, Bages, Osona, Vic, Cardedeu, Olot, Costa Brava, Bajo and Alto Empordá, Prepirineos or La Garrotxa. So, you can choose which landscape you prefer. On occasions, you can also carry out special flights through Montserrat.

Usually, the balloon rides have a duration of one hour, and it’s possible to expand the time if the wind conditions are in their best, and normally, the complete duration of an activity is 4 hours since you need to add the inflation and disinflation process, a Cava toast and a rural lunch (on some cases, optional) and enjoy a get together after the flight to talk about the experience with all your friends.

The flights are very smooth, the progress goes gradually, and to have an idea, in 1 hour, you will cover 19 kilometers, so if you have any doubt, scared of something or suffer from vertigo, you don’t need to worry about anything because you won’t feel of any of those two sensations. During the whole flight, an all-terrain vehicle will accompany you, that will guide the route.

Normally, the flights take place on the weekends and holidays and are shared with up to 8 and 10 people. Anyone can enjoy the activity, although, it is not advisable that pregnant woman board the balloon.

A balloon ride is a perfect gift for a birthday, wedding, anniversary or Wisemen, check all our offer, We provide private flights, vouchers for couples, to which you can add a special message, a great way to propose, don’t you think?